Production Operator II

Curia • Camarillo, CA

13h • $53,000 - $63,800

About The Position

Production Operator II in Camarillo, CA

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives 

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO)
with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech
companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a
mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and
ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

Summary:

Support timely manufacturing of parenteral cGMP products in an aseptic
environment including executing and supporting formulation operations in a
GMP-regulated environment. This role performs complex processing activities,
supports troubleshooting and process improvements, and contributes to
documentation development and technical writing efforts to ensure compliant and
efficient manufacturing operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Biotechnology, or related technical field required, or High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and a  minimum of five (5)  years  related industry experience in formulation operations within a GMP-regulated environment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of Internet software; Manufacturing software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
• Comprehend and follow SOPs, cGMPs, and detailed instructions to successfully produce sterile quality products.
• Document information, events, and cGMP manufacturing processes clearly, accurately and completely.
• Perform duties in an organized, detail-oriented manner.
• Apply basic math: measures, weights, fractions, decimals.
• Apply basic computer skills.
• Work and communicate well with others in a team environment.
• Must pass background check
• Must pass drug screen
• Pass Wonderlic Basic Skills Test at 12th grade level or higher

Responsibilities

• Execute and support complex formulations and compounding operations according to batch records and SOPs.
• Operate and monitor formulation equipment including mixers, tanks, filtration systems, and transfer systems.
• Ensure adherence to GMP, safety, and data integrity requirements.
• Support process scale-up, engineering runs, and GMP batches.
• Assist in drafting and revising SOPs, batch records, and protocols.
• Review batch record documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Support technical transfer and process documentation updates.
• Prepare and sanitize equipment for clean rooms, product compounding, and filling according to preparation list, including disassembly/assembly.
• Load and unload steam sterilizers and washers according to diagrams and instructions.
• Record all procedures in logbooks following completion and complete/correct batch records.
• Sanitize aseptic/controlled production areas to ensure microbial contamination is reduced to safe level on inanimate surfaces.
• Bubble point test filters and read/interpret SOPs to ensure compliance.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level